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Madisonville Deposit, Charlotte County, Virginia, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 11' 21'' North , 78° 41' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.18917,-78.69278
GeoHash:
G#: dq85961dt
GRN:
N25W46
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pamplin219 (2011)8.3km
Phenix219 (2017)13.1km
Charlotte Court House530 (2017)15.5km
Hampden Sydney1,450 (2011)21.5km
Appomattox1,759 (2017)22.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Gem and Mineral Society of LynchburgLynchburg, Virginia47km
Mindat Locality ID:
103478
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:103478:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0



Commodities (Major) - Kyanite
Development Status: Occurrence

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘMuscovite
var. Fuchsite		9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2

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